topic Re: How to define OUTLIB in z/OS system re: PROC FCMP (build user defined function) in SAS Programming

How to define OUTLIB in z/OS system re: PROC FCMP (build user defined function)

gskn4u — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:07:51 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to build user defined function in z/OS system. I gave a PDS name in the jcl but I am getting message

ERROR: OUTLIB= requires a three level name: IFILE1.         
WARNING: The following functions will NOT be saved:         
   maxx

Can someone help me with an example in z/OS system.

Re: How to define OUTLIB in z/OS system re: PROC FCMP (build user defined function)

gskn4u — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:22:58 GMT

I was able to execute below code. But I am not sure where WORK.ABC.XYZ resides nor where the function is saved.

OPTIONS CMPLIB=WORK.ABC   ;                  
                                             
PROC FCMP  OUTLIB = WORK.ABC.XYZ       ;     
    FUNCTION MAXX(X,Y);                      
    IF X>=Y THEN RETURN(X);                  
    ELSE RETURN(Y);                          
    ENDSUB;                                  
RUN;                                         
                                             
DATA _NULL_;                                 
    A = MAXX(4,122343457);                   
    PUT A ;                                  
RUN;

NOTE: Function MAXX saved to WORK.ABC.XYZ.                     
NOTE: The PROCEDURE FCMP used 0.06 CPU seconds and 31119K.

Re: How to define OUTLIB in z/OS system re: PROC FCMP (build user defined function)

PeterClemmensen — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:32:10 GMT

Unlike most procedues, we specify a three level name in the Outlib Option to FCMP. The three levels consist of a libname, a data set name and a package name. A package is the structure that the function is saved and retrieved to/from. A data set can contain multiple packages and a package can contain multiple functions.

Hope this makes sense 🙂